教育列車

文／圓通中學五年級老師 馬莉亞
譯／台北ACC編輯部
圖／賴索托ACC

阿彌陀佛關懷中心，簡稱ACC，是個為改善非洲孩童的生活、加強他們的教育、給予他們發展機會的一個非營利組織。它的願景是透過行善的功德以及責任的教導，讓孩子的未來有發展的機會，它的積極運作深深影響了那些無家可歸、需要幫助的非洲孩童。

ACC在賴索托的重要性不容小覷，在這裡我學到了人活在世上的價值是照亮別人的生命，即使你所擁有的並不多，仍然可以幫助需要幫助的人。ACC就是抱著這樣的心在做這樣的工作，它救助的不只是院區的孩子，還擴及到院區外所有需要救濟的孩童。
 
中心對於慈善救濟毫不遲疑，甚至投入院區外的CBO救濟站，只為了確保那些孩子有飯吃、有床睡。院區提供的是食物、衣服和其他日常生活基本所需。

我深深敬愛我所遇到的這些佛教徒，他們在培養未來的領袖，為孩子創造更美好的前途。他們愛屋及烏，不只提供了當地居民許多就業機會，同時協助設立大型貯水桶，解決民生飲水問題。

雖然是孤兒，但院區的孩子們得到滿滿的照顧和愛護，每個人都健康活潑地成長；而圓通中學的老師教學認真，學習環境好，教學課程品質高又適用於每個孩子，足以讓孩子們有明亮的未來。

我很幸運能成為院區的一份子，我愛這些孩子，他們讓我學會怎麼當父母。如果沒有院區這些華人同事，真不知這些無依無靠的孤兒會變得怎樣，想到此，我更愛這些華人同事了。希望上天祝福創辦者及所有ACC的人，也感謝政府捐出土地，希望政府能捐出更多，以便ACC解決土地短缺的問題，繼續為孤兒們奮鬥。

ACC is a nonprofit making organization that has a version of uplifting the kids lives and aims to educate, and enhance their development. ACC has a mission of empowering those kids for the betterment of their lives through the services, duties place, children’s perspectives seem be understood therefore their future is busting with promises. This organization has a positive attitude, influence and power to change the life of those kids who were needy and homeless before.

ACC plays an out most important role in the entire country. Being part of this Centre has taught me so many things that really capture my mind. I have learned that our purpose on earth is to add a bright value to other people’s lives. This is where I have learned that no matter how little you have, we always need to share with the needy ones, this is exactly that ACC done, not only to those orphans in campus but to every needy ones around the district.

ACC did not hesitate to offer help that is why they even established the (CBOs) out there just to ensure that no child goes to bed with empty stomach. They offer the essential needs such as food, clothes and others.

I am really in love with these Buddhists people who are building our future leaders. They really bring change to our children and thus a change for the better. This is not only to the kids but to the citizens of Lesotho. Because ACC provided jobs to many Basotho people. They also change the lives of the nearby community people who struggled to get water hence they use to get water from the spring but ACC helped with their tanks to ensure a provision of clean water.

The love and the care offered to those beautiful kids in which has despite the fact of being orphans. The souls in that campus seem to be happy because they get every essential need for a child to grow actively.

At school Yuan Tong teachers do whatever it, takes to provide education of high quality as to reach the kids bright future. The learning environment at ACC is very conducive and even caters for everyone.

I feel so blessed to be counted as part of ACC and I am really in love with those kids, in fact, I think I have learned a parental role in there. Seeing the happy faces of the parentless, helpless, needy and homeless children before the arrival of this Buddhist people makes me love these Chinese more and more. May the almighty richly bless the founder of ACC and everyone who lent his/her hand for the success of ACC. I always thank our government that provided the land and do believe they may provide more as I have heard that shortage of land still remains as a challenge to those helpers.